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The Kingston Frontenacs are bringing in a one-two goaltending coaching tandem with a familiar National Hockey League ring.

Curtis Joseph, who retired in 2010 after amassing 454 victories, the fourth most in NHL history, has been hired by general manager Doug Gilmour.

Coming with the man dubbed Cujo, whose goals-against average in his four seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, is David Franco, who has coached goaltenders for more than 20 years.

"This is a chance to add two very respect-e d quality individuals and coaches to our hockey staff. They will be great additions," general manager Doug Gilmour said in a statement.

Gilmour, head coach Todd Gill and assistant coach Darren Keily are attending the NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minn. this weekend.

Kory Cooper has been the Frontenacs' goaltending coach for the last several seasons. Cooper also was director of player personnel for the Kingston Kimco Voyageurs, but left that position to work for FineLine Conditioning.

Adding the new goaltending coaches continues an off-season shuffle by the Frontenacs.

Since Gilmour moved up to the GM role and Gill was named head coach in late April, the Frontenacs also have had a changeover in their scouting staff.

It now under the direction of head scout Jeff McKercher, a police officer with the York Regional Police. Ottawa fireman Pat Domenico is the team's new director of player development.

The Frontenacs' staff is now includes three NHL veterans, who combined to play nearly 60 seasons.

Besides playing for the Maple Leafs, Joseph, 44, also was with St. Louis, Edmonton, Calgary, Detroit and Phoenix in his 19 seasons. He registered 454 victories, trailing only Martin Brodeur, Patrick Roy and Ed Belfour.

Joseph, who is from Keswick, Ont., remains an active owner in thoroughbred racing. His stable races out of Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and Sue Leslie is the trainer.

Joseph's filly, Moment of Majesty, ran in the Queen's Plate last year. Joseph's stable silks are distinct for the five hockey pucks splattered on a white back-ground across the front.

Franco is very experienced as a goaltending coach and worked with Joseph during his four years in Toronto (1998 to 2002).

Franco and his brother, Marco Franco, operate the Franco Canadian Goalie School in Toronto.

The school opened in 1991 and since then David Franco has worked with goaltenders from minor hockey right up through to the Ontario Hockey League, the American Hockey League and the NHL.

He also was the goaltending coach for the Chinese women's team in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Joseph and Franco will have Russian goaltender Igor Bobkov to work with this season. The 20-year-old was acquired from the London Knights on June 1.